Iran Security Forces Retreat As Huge Numbers Of Mourners Gather At Cemetery

The mother of Sohrab Arabi, shown in the poster at right, who was killed during Iran's post-election turmoil last month, speaks with protesters at an opposition rally at Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery just outside Tehran. Associated Press

From The L.A. Times:

As many as tens of thousands of protesters meet at the grave of Neda Agha-Soltan, whose shooting death was videotaped. Meanwhile, the first group of protesters arrested in the unrest heads to trial.

Reporting from Tehran and Beirut -- Thousands and possibly tens of thousands of mourners, many of them black-clad young women carrying roses, overwhelmed security forces today at Tehran's largest cemetery to gather around the grave of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young woman whose videotaped shooting at a June 20 demonstration stunned the world.

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My Comment: Tens of thousands show up .... when I read stories like this I feel that there is still hope in Iran.

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